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This blog was formerly A Year in the Kitchen. When I began blogging, the intention was to chronicle my first year in the kitchen as a married gal. I had so much fun that it lasted three wonderful years.

My life has changed a lot in those three years though, and so has my blogging style and content. I was a former vegetarian for 7 years, but began a bit of meat again in college and for two years post graduation. I began phasing it out of my diet, and went back to being a vegetarian for life.

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Thursday, December 22, 2011

Last weekend, my husband and I hosted an Ugly Sweater Christmas Party. I told everyone there would be a prize for the winner. After the votes came in, my husband won! However, I didn't want him to get the prize, so I gave it to his two friends tied for second. When I told them what the prize was, a loaf of delicious gingerbread, they were less than excited. Crazy talk, right?

JJ told them that it was really good, and they should at least try it. He cut them each a piece, and of course, they loved it! Silly boys - what's not to love, spicy ginger and cinnamon, tender cake all topped with cream cheese frosting and bits of candied ginger. This loaf cake is reminiscent of my favorite Starbucks loaf cake, but it's a bit less dense. Perfect to whip up with simple ingredients from the pantry and spice rack. I love it as a holiday breakfast treat without the icing, but it's a little more fancy and dessert worthy with it.

Turn mixer off, add flour, baking soda, ginger, cinnamon, cloves, nutmeg and salt, turn mixer on slow until flour is just absorbed, add the Guinness or water and mix until it's absorbed, do not overmix!

Pour batter into loaf pan and place in the oven.

Bake for 60-70 minutes, until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.

Cool for 10 minutes in the pan, then remove and cool on a rack until room temperature.

4 comments:

I've come to realize that (a) boys just don't appreciate sweets the way girls do and (b) people are weird about gingerbread. I've recently become obsessed with it...especially covered in cream cheese frosting. Yum!

I have to admit, I used to think I wasn't a fan of ginger either, and slowly but surely I've been coming around. The addition of the guiness is really interesting. I would never think to include that but I could see how it would be really delicious with the spices.

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I am a 20-something accountant by day and home cook/blogger by night! I love trying new ethnic cuisine, but also enjoy classic, home cooked fare. I spend most of my free time with my husband watching sports, playing with my dog, and cooking and baking.